Florence Nightingale (1915 film)

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Florence Nightingale
Directed by Maurice Elvey
Written by Edward Tyas Cook (book)
Eliot Stannard
Starring Elisabeth Risdon
Fred Groves
A.V. Bramble
Production
company
British & Colonial Kinematograph Company
Distributed by Ideal Films
Release dates
March 1915
Country United Kingdom
Language Silent
English intertitles

Florence Nightingale is a 1915 British silent historical film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and A.V. Bramble.[1] The film portrays the life of Florence Nightingale, particularly her innovations in nursing during the Crimean War (1854-56). The film was based on Edward Tyas Cook's biography of Nightingale.

Cast

References

  1. Murphy p.179

Bibliography

  • Murphy, Robert. Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion. British Film Institute, 2006.

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